Middle East Partitioning Question Preview (ID: 52488)


Focus Of Learning: I Can Describe How The Middle East Experienced Change After WWI. I Can Analyze, Citing Evidence, The Effects Of European Partitioning. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following is NOT an ongoing conflict?
a) Jews and Arabs in Israel
b) Shia and Sunni in Iraq
c) German control of Syria
d) Kurds' desire for a homeland

What is a synonym for partition?
a) Alliance
b) Empire
c) Division
d) Union

What was the purpose of the Sykes-Picot agreement?
a) To encourage the Allies to continue fighting
b) To rebuild areas destroyed during WWI
c) To divide up land in southwest Asia
d) To agree to an armistice to end WWI

Which of the following is NOT true about Ottoman leaders?
a) They were elected by the people
b) They were like kings
c) They claimed the religious title of caliph
d) They were called sultans

Which of the following was NOT one of the goals of the Ottoman Empire?
a) To conquer the remainder of Europe
b) To spread Islam
c) To become rich
d) To spread democracy throughout the Middle East

Which of the following is a true statement about European partitioning?
a) The land was divided based on resources, not on history or traditional ethnic groups
b) The British and French paid careful attention to the existing religious groups
c) The different ethnic groups moved into their own homelands
d) The Ottoman Empire was reunited.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Ottoman Empire during World War I?
a) The Ottomans chose not to participate in World War I
b) The Ottomans supported the nationalist movements of Eastern Europe
c) The Ottomans lacked modern weapons and had to try to buy equipment from other nations
d) The Ottomans were a highly advanced and industrialized empire

What is the term for an elite soldier in the Ottoman Empire military?
a) Sorcerer
b) Sultan
c) Janissary
d) Caliph

Which of the following was NOT on the winning side of World War I?
a) Ottoman Empire
b) Britain
c) United States
d) France

Which of the following nations formed out of the breakup of Ottoman territory after World War I?
a) Syria
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) Italy

All of the following were ways that trade benefited the Ottoman Empire EXCEPT
a) Exploration and trade by sea increased
b) The Turkish elites became rich
c) Different cultures and ideas were exchanged
d) Leaders collected taxes on goods that were bought and sold

Where would you be most likely to find a city along the Silk Road?
a) On top of a high mountain
b) In the middle of a desert
c) On a remote island
d) On the bank of a river

What was the result of all of the new technologies introduced during World War I?
a) They allowed Germany to take France easily.
b) They made it easier for the Allies to advance through Germany.
c) They made it easier to kill and wound more soldiers than ever before.
d) They made the war much shorter than earlier wars.

Which contributed most to the completion of the overland Silk Routes?
a) Competition from the maritime Silk Routes
b) China's hunger for foreign goods
c) Trade between small, neighboring tribes
d) The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia

Which of the following is NOT true about the Ottoman Empire?
a) It dominated the region from the 11th century up until WWI
b) It was a Muslim kingdom
c) It grew larger and wealthier from trading
d) It was centered in what is now the nation of Saudi Arabia

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